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Neurocognitive foundations of successful foreign language learning: Researcher, student and knowledge exchange between the UK and Japan

成功外语学习的神经认知基础：英国和日本之间的研究人员、学生和知识交流

基本信息

批准号：
ES/S013024/1
负责人：
Kazuya Saito
金额：
$ 6.41万
依托单位：
University College London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FS013024%2F1
关键词：
Neurocognitive foundations successful foreign language

项目摘要

The difficulty of developing adequate foreign language (FL) proficiency has led education researchers to investigate how FLs can be learned in the most effective and efficient way. Drawing on perspectives from neuroscience, we propose a novel, interdisciplinary hypothesis that individual differences in brain and cognitive functions related to hearing and memory can explain why certain FL learners attain different degrees of success under different instructional programs (form- vs. meaning-oriented) in linguistically different contexts (British learners of Japanese vs. Japanese learners of English). The findings of the research will shed light on whether it is possible to identify neurocognitive profiles specific to different groups of FL learners, highlight their advantages and shortcomings, and suggest optimal, profile-matched instructional methods.With the aid of the Connections Gant, we will initiate a novel collaboration between the UK and Japan across two somewhat independently developed fields (i.e., education, neuroscience) at both faculty and student levels. It also represents the very first partnership between world-renowned institutes in education (UCL - ranked 2nd in the UK) and neuroscience (Birkbeck and Tohoku - ranked 8th and 3rd in the UK and Japan, respectively) (Times Higher Education, 2018). The two host institutes, Birkbeck and Tohoku, have shown their willingness to support the current initiative by providing access to research facilities (office, meeting rooms). To facilitate the execution of the proposed activities, the members also plan to seek internal funding (Birkbeck Incentive Funds; Joint Research Program with Tohoku University).The team includes both scholars at different stages in their careers who completed their formal academic training at different time points (Saito, 2011; Tierney, 2010; Révész, 2006; Jeong, 2007; Sugiura, 2000; Suzuki, 2015). Thus, the project not only promotes intercultural/interdisciplinary interaction, but also serves as an opportunity for PhD students and scholars early in their careers to increase the breadth and depth of their experience by working with senior scholars.After the initial video-conferencing sessions to meet and exchange ideas, we will host 5-day research workshops at Birkbeck (March 2019) and Tohoku University (August 2019). In these meetings, the team will work together on an interdisciplinary overview on the following three topics: (a) auditory neural encoding and phonological learning (Saito, Tierney, Révész, Jeong); (b) declarative memory and lexical learning (Saito, Tierney, Sugiura, Suzuki); and (c) procedural memory and grammar learning (Révész, Jeong, Sugiura, Suzuki). Research findings on these topics will also be summarised according to each target language (Japanese vs. English). The members' PhD students will participate in literature search and manuscript writing as a co-author. To disseminate the research, we will host unique symposia in London (September 2019) and Tokyo (October 2019). In each event, members and their PhD student collaborators will present their conceptual papers alongside two expert keynote speakers from education and neuroscience, who will provide valuable feedback on team's research. To invoke interests from various types of audience, local PhD students and FL teachers will be invited to present their insights on successful FL learning and engage in discussion with team members.All presentations will be published in an open-access, edited volume produced by an international publisher. A non-technical report on the cognitive mechanisms underlying successful FL learning will be shared via the team's new website and on social media in both Japanese and English. During the final period of the collaboration (April 2020), the team will work on grant applications (e.g., JSPS, ESRC) to fund a series of empirical studies and test the hypotheses that the team will have developed.

培养足够的外语能力的困难促使教育研究者研究如何以最有效和最有效的方式学习外语。从神经科学的角度出发，我们提出了一个新颖的跨学科假设，即与听力和记忆相关的大脑和认知功能的个体差异可以解释为什么某些外语学习者在不同的语言环境（英国日语学习者与日本英语学习者）中，在不同的教学计划（形式导向型与意义导向型）下取得不同程度的成功。这项研究的结果将阐明是否有可能确定不同外语学习者群体的神经认知特征，突出他们的优点和缺点，并提出最佳的、特征匹配的教学方法。在Connections Gant的帮助下，我们将在教师和学生层面启动英国和日本之间在两个独立发展的领域（即教育、神经科学）的新型合作。这也是世界知名教育机构（伦敦大学学院，在英国排名第二）和神经科学机构（伯克贝克学院和东北大学，分别在英国和日本排名第八和第三）之间的首次合作（泰晤士高等教育，2018年）。两个主办机构，伯克贝克学院和东北大学，已经表示愿意通过提供研究设施（办公室，会议室）来支持目前的倡议。为了促进拟议活动的执行，成员还计划寻求内部资金（伯克贝克激励基金；与东北大学联合研究计划）。该团队包括在不同时间点完成正式学术培训的处于不同职业生涯阶段的学者（Saito, 2011; Tierney, 2010; rsamvsamsz, 2006; Jeong, 2007; Sugiura, 2000; Suzuki, 2015）。因此，该项目不仅促进了跨文化/跨学科的互动，而且为博士生和学者在职业生涯的早期提供了一个机会，通过与资深学者合作来增加他们经验的广度和深度。在最初的视频会议会议，以满足和交流思想后，我们将在伯克贝克学院（2019年3月）和东北大学（2019年8月）举办5天的研究研讨会。在这些会议上，团队将共同研究以下三个主题的跨学科概述：(a)听觉神经编码和语音学习（Saito, Tierney, rsamvsamsz, Jeong）；(b)陈述性记忆和词汇学习（Saito, Tierney, Sugiura, Suzuki）；(c)程序性记忆和语法学习（rsamuvsamsz, Jeong, Sugiura, Suzuki）。这些主题的研究结果也将根据每个目标语言（日语和英语）进行总结。成员的博士生将作为合著者参与文献检索和论文撰写。为了传播这项研究，我们将在伦敦（2019年9月）和东京（2019年10月）举办独特的研讨会。在每个活动中，成员和他们的博士生合作者将与来自教育和神经科学的两位专家主题演讲者一起展示他们的概念论文，他们将为团队的研究提供有价值的反馈。为了激发不同类型观众的兴趣，我们将邀请本地的博士研究生和外语教师来展示他们对成功学习外语的见解，并与团队成员进行讨论。所有的演讲将出版在一个开放获取，编辑的卷由国际出版商制作。一份关于成功学习外语的认知机制的非技术报告将通过该团队的新网站和日语和英语社交媒体分享。在合作的最后阶段（2020年4月），该团队将致力于资助申请（例如JSPS， ESRC），以资助一系列实证研究并测试团队将开发的假设。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（10）

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Roles of domain-general auditory processing in spoken second-language vocabulary attainment in adulthood

领域一般听觉处理在成年口语第二语言词汇习得中的作用

DOI：
10.1017/s0142716422000029
发表时间：
2022
期刊：
Applied Psycholinguistics
影响因子：
2.1
作者：
Saito K
通讯作者：
Saito K

Automated assessment of second language comprehensibility: Review, training, validation, and generalization studies

DOI：
10.1017/s0272263122000080
发表时间：
2022-03
期刊：
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
影响因子：
4.1
作者：
Kazuya Saito;Konstantinos Macmillan;Magdalena Kachlicka;Takuya Kunihara;N. Minematsu
通讯作者：
Kazuya Saito;Konstantinos Macmillan;Magdalena Kachlicka;Takuya Kunihara;N. Minematsu

How does having a good ear promote successful second language speech acquisition in adulthood? Introducing Auditory Precision Hypothesis-L2

拥有良好的耳朵如何促进成年后成功的第二语言言语习得？